Improvement in apparatus for preserving meats



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' Patented Aug. 20, 1878.

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't'ia'lly-sectionized elevation of the preferred i M are hooks orequivalent devices upon which `cape of air preparatory to forciig thecooled thcreby brought into intinate contact with UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

WILLIAM I. GOODIN, OF CINCINNATI, omo.

'IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS FoR PRESERVING MEATS.

Spccificntion forming part of Letters Pntcnt No. 207368, datcdigst 20,1878; application filed February 7, 1878.'-

Beit known that I, WILLIAM I. GooDIN, of

Cincinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio, have-invented atnew and usefulMeat-Preserving Apparatus, of which the following isa specification:This intention relates to that class of apparatus in which cooledwood-gasis employed for fmigating meats, &0.; and my improvementcomprises a novel combination of closed retort, 'cooling appliances,andmeat-house or other receptacle, as hereinafter more fully deseribed.

in the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a parform of myapparatus, and Fig.2 is an en 'larged vertical section of a modified form of the same. 4

The retort A, which is essentially the same as employed in gas-works,has the customaryremovable head B and clamping devicc C. D Ls theinclosing-furace.

Proceeding, from said closed retort A is the discharge-pi pe E, whichmay lead into awash er, F, having a gege, Gr; Uommunicating with thisWasher F is a pipe, H, that enters near the bottom of a tub or tank, I,and develops into a coil, J, whose exit K leads directly into thesmoke-house or other meat-receptacle L.

the meat is hung while being Smoked. N is a suitable 'vent at top ofhouse L,'to permit eswood-gas into said house.

When theapparatus is first started, this vent N is opened, and isallowed to remain in such a position until' the gas begins to escapethrough the same, when said vent is closed, and the cool gas is thenforced into house L with a pressure de to the dstillation of the Wood orother subs'tance within the closed retort `A. Owing to this pressure thegasis forced into every part of the house, and, being Washer, andconnect pipe E to the pper end of cooling-coil J, and attach thedischarge K to the lower end of said coil, as indicated'in F-ig. 1. I

I anaware that devices substantially the same as the closed retort,fur-nane, waslcr, and cooler hei-ein described are old and well knownfor the production of Wood-gas; and I am also aware that it is not newto. cool such gases before fumigatiu'g meat with the same; and thereforemy claim is limited to the combination, with a smoke-house, of thecooling appliaces and closed etort, which latter dei-'ice' forces thegas'ito-saidouse, and therehy brings the vapor into itinate contact withtheme-at.

I I claim :s my 'invention- '1. The combination, in a mcat-'reservi gapparatus, of the' closed ,retort A B C D, discharge-pipe E, cooler I J,exit. K, and smokehouse L, asherein described, and for the pur- `peseset forth.

2 In combination with the closed retort A B C D, discharge-pipe' E,cooler I J,'c xit K, 'and smoke-house L, the washer F, as hereidescribed, and for the purpose set fortl.

In'testinony of which 'invention I hereunto set'my hand. WILLIAM I. GOODIN Witnesses:

